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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd January 2017, 05:12 PM
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Posted By iskender
Wink according to a popular saying !

" die hoffnung stirbt zuletzt" crude translation "hope is the last to die" iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 1st January 2017, 04:47 PM
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Views: 5,943
Posted By iskender
happy new year and healthiness to you all !!! :) ...

happy new year and healthiness to you all !!! :) iskender from roumania :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2016, 10:49 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 22,109
Posted By iskender
falcata ? greek kopis ?

my personal opinion is that the form of the kukri was introduced by alexander the great and his army invading india , in form of the kopis. best regards iskender
Forum: European Armoury 28th December 2016, 05:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,515
Posted By iskender
good evening!

hello marcus , 10 minutes beforehand i would have posted the message that the helmet of yours would look normal without standing on the woodblock. greetings iskender ( now in cronstadt visiting the...
Forum: European Armoury 28th December 2016, 08:19 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 13,515
Posted By iskender
hallo marcus

nice one- piece skullconstruction ,good hammerwork visible from the inside, i suspect you have just entered the most difficult section of collecting arms and armor! best regards iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd December 2016, 04:38 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 22,109
Posted By iskender
broad arrow :

hello spaffo, as a collector of british arms for more than 4o years i can assure you that what was issued regulary has the " broad arrow " stamped in ! best regards iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th December 2016, 05:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,745
Posted By iskender
dolchbajonett mod 18

hello spaffo, if the lenght of your fantasy-dagger is around 300mm you have a good chance the blade is from a swiss bajonett mod. 18 . just a idea of mine! best regards iskender
Forum: European Armoury 19th December 2016, 04:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,246
Posted By iskender
" stichbajonett "

hello cerjak , this looks good ! congrats ! a military rifle with the bajonet missing is always somehow frustrating. iskender :)
Forum: European Armoury 18th December 2016, 09:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,246
Posted By iskender
parfait !

bonsoir cerjak , the missing bajonet together with a original leadersccabard has a standard price around 150 sfr in switzerland.there are many for sale now because the people who collected "...
Forum: European Armoury 18th December 2016, 02:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,246
Posted By iskender
sniperrifle ? " cantonale ordonnanz "

dear gentlemen ,in my collection i have many rifles of this type ,ranging from the flintlockaera pre 1800 till the late ones made with percussionlocks. the privat guns made for shooting as a hobby at...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th December 2016, 10:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,233
Posted By iskender
hello teodor

the word " trolling" was not meant serious !
;) it was meant somehow in the direction of the " Pigfish " :) i just ran in a open knife ! i take this with humor ! we call that " Grundlagenirrtum...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th December 2016, 01:53 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,233
Posted By iskender
thanks !

is that what is called "Trolling" good joke ,i like that! :) :) iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th December 2016, 11:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 11,233
Posted By iskender
patina of old bronce ?

gentlemen,should i bite on my tongue or burn my fingers ? a few years ago i found a old sword oakeshott typ XI with a horngrip and pommel, blade with black underwaterpatina in a good condition still...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th December 2016, 05:20 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 44,456
Posted By iskender
many thanks Mr. Nordlunde !

very beautiful book, a lot of work,i m very grateful, i informed some of my friends, 4 exemplars are now in switzerland ! Congratulate !!! Iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd November 2016, 05:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,420
Posted By iskender
fischer auktion 2014

dear gentlemen, a similar combination wapen was sold on 11 and 12 dezember in luzern. there is a good picture in the auktions-catalogue on page 275 lot.nr 1514. it has a flintlock and is mounted on...
Forum: European Armoury 13th September 2016, 08:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,531
Posted By iskender
My pleasure! lucky for us , that the old kings...

My pleasure! lucky for us , that the old kings and nobels liked good arms an armor and collected many outstanding pieces (many copies to).Displays like Windsor Castle or the Armeria Real in Madrid...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2016, 07:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 11,221
Posted By iskender
paradesword ?

in the book Arms of the Paladines, page 67 is a thega with a similar worked blade. Udaipur late 19th. century , made for large parades with great pomp for lokal rulers and british officials....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2016, 06:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 22,731
Posted By iskender
Smile Deities ?

Hello Ibrahiim, my far away friend in the desert ,shall whe call them Makaras? greetings from the mountains Iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2016, 05:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,041
Posted By iskender
arms from the fortress Meherangarh in johdpur...

arms from the fortress Meherangarh in johdpur built 1459 till 1678 on a 123 meter high rock.the picture with the frontdoors spiked in the hight of a elefanthead show what they are ment for! greetings...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2016, 02:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,041
Posted By iskender
some more

some more
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 13th September 2016, 02:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,041
Posted By iskender
indian daggers & co.

pictures taken in bombay at the prince of wales museum.
Forum: European Armoury 11th September 2016, 04:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,531
Posted By iskender
castle peles in roumania

gentlemen, some pictures from a display of 1600 old weapons out of a collection of 4000 pieces. i had problems with my new camera and messed up most of the pictures, as i found out later in the day....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th September 2016, 09:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 18,006
Posted By iskender
My pleasure ! there is also a decent pairs of...

My pleasure ! there is also a decent pairs of souliot pistols to admire on the webside of a well nown high-end dealer in europa! greetings iskender
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2016, 07:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,187
Posted By iskender
" French Kuburpistols "

a good pair of french pistols made for the oriental customer ,locks and barrels from st,etienne ,stocks and engravings possibly in marseille in the mid of the 19 century. similar pistols where made...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th September 2016, 11:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,358
Posted By iskender
ottoman pistols in modern times

a pair of silver/gilt Celinas from montenegro. thes items where a gift of the italian community in ragusa/dubronik to a count in italian diplomatic service in 1936 in a box with a engraving stating...
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